Simon Turnbull catches up with Steve Jones, who still holds the UK marathon record after 30 years
It is 30 years ago on October 20 since Steve Jones set the figures which still exist as the fastest in history by a British marathon runner: 2hr 7min 13se...

A boom in the popularity of family-friendly 5km events has seen a sharp rise in the number of under-11s taking part. Is it a good thing? Peta Bee investigates
How far is safe for very young athletes to run? It is a subject that is guaranteed to divide ...

 

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The 2014 Worcester City 10km winner talks about the running side of her life
Jenny Nesbitt shot to prominence when she beat Paula Radcliffe in last year’s Worcester City 10km. Here, the 20-year-old tells Ruth Jones about her experiences and chall...

The double Paralympic champion recently saw her unbeaten streak come to an end but is determined to return to her winning ways at the IPC Athletics World Championships
Hannah Cockroft says suffering her first defeat in seven years and more than 300 rac...

The British outdoor high jump record-holder has hit new heights in 2015
Isobel Pooley is definitely a glass-half-full kind of person. As she gives a talk to students at Bohunt School in her home county of Hampshire, the 22-year-old’s passion is i...

Results from the Kielder Marathon, National Young Athletes’ Relays, National Walk Championships and more
While road race action was taking place at the Lloyds Bank Cardiff Half Marathon, Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run and the ERRA National R...

British athletes also impress in Glasgow as Scotland’s Callum Hawkins claims runner-up spot, Gemma Steel finishes third and Jo Pavey breaks UK over-40 half-marathon best
Uganda’s Moses Kipsiro held off Scotland’s Callum Hawkins and Ke...

A round up of the action at the Lloyds Bank Cardiff Half Marathon, which incorporated the British Championships and the British trials for the 2016 World Half
With race wins, British titles and World Half Marathon Champs places all to run for, the Lloy...